3/29

Origins of the New Black Elite

Entrance of Penn Bookstore with festive decoration.

Camille Z. Charles, the Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Departments of Sociology and Africana Studies, gives a talk on her upcoming book, “Young, Gifted, and Diverse: Origins of the New Black Elite,” which examines the diversity of experiences among Black students in elite higher education and those newly entering the professional field.

5:30 p.m.

Penn Bookstore (Second Floor), 3601 Walnut St.

4/1

TEDxPenn: (R)evolution

Label of TEDxPenn 2023

At the largest student-run TEDx conference in the world, 10-plus speakers are invited to engage with politics, entertainment, STEM, art, social media influencing, and more. Speakers include Anthony Russo, director of several Marvel films, and Pennsylvania State Representative Jordan Harris.

1:00 p.m.

Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St.

4/4

Regionalist Poetics in Latin America

McNeil Center for Early American Studies (MCEAS) at the University of Pennsylvania.

Assistant Professor in Romance Languages Ashley Brock gives a talk on her first book, “Lessons in Dwelling: Critical Regionalist Poetics in Latin America,” which explores the teaching of regionally specific ways of life through literature.

12:30 p.m.

473 McNeil Building, 3718 Locust Walk

4/4

(Re)Connecting in the Classroom

Van Pelt Library.

Evan C. Thompson Term Chair and Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Daeyeon Lee discusses his own path as a teacher and how to establish meaningful relationships between students and educators.

4:00 p.m.

Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Kislak Center, Van Pelt Library, 3420 Walnut St.

Kristen de Groot

News Officer

Kristen de Groot covers several subject areas in the School of Arts & Sciences including Political Science, History, Economics, East Asian Languages, Germanic Languages and Literature, Russian & East European Studies, and International Studies, the Penn in Washington Program, the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, Think Tanks & Civil Societies, Penn Opinion Research & Election Studies (PORES), the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, Penn Institute for Economic Research, the Center for Study of Contemporary China and Center for East Asian Studies, the Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics, Fels Institute for Government, and the Center for Ethnicity Race and Immigration. She also covers Penn Global’s Research and Engagement Fund, the SNF Paideia Program, and Perry World House.

Protesters and cars jam a street in Tehran, Iran.

Iran protests, explained

Historian Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, an expert on modern Iran and gender in the School of Arts & Sciences, discusses what sparked the protests and why they’re important.

Kristen de Groot ・September 29, 2022

Five people sit in chairs on a stage at Perry World House

Russia ramps up war effort as Ukraine makes gains

Perry World House hosted a panel of experts to discuss the state of Ukraine after seven months of conflict, looking at how international support can be most effective.

Kristen de Groot ・September 22, 2022

Three people sit on a stage at a table

Unpacking Latino conservatism

The Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies hosted Geraldo Cadava, author of “The Hispanic Republican,” and Penn political scientist Michael Jones-Correa to help situate recent Latino trends within the longer historical perspective.

Kristen de Groot ・September 19, 2022

Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Penn climate scientist Michael E. Mann sit on a stage at Perry World house in front of an audience of listeners

The future of globalization in a fracturing world

Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium hosted experts from government, the media, and across the University to tackle the topic of the state of globalization

Kristen de Groot ・September 16, 2022

Framed photo of Queen Elizabeth sits amid bouquets of flowers

Reflections on the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II

Five experts from the University consider the regent’s seven-decade reign, weighing everything from the changing role of media in crafting her image to the future of the United Kingdom.

Kristen de Groot, Michele W. Berger, Louisa Shepard ・September 9, 2022

A man walks past graffiti about Irish unification on a wall in Belfast.

Making sense of a United Ireland

In a new book, political scientist Brendan O’Leary explores the contentious issue of a reunited Ireland and why now is the time to consider the future of the island.

Kristen de Groot ・September 2, 2022

A portrait of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and flowers at his foundation's headquarters In Moscow

Mikhail Gorbachev’s legacy

Penn experts share their thoughts on Gorbachev’s impact on the Soviet Union and the world, and how history will remember him.

Kristen de Groot ・September 2, 2022

Person seen walking in a town across the river from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine

Ukraine nuclear power plant caught in war’s crossfire

The School of Arts & Sciences’ Anna Mikulska, an expert on the geopolitics of energy, discusses the situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Station, Russia’s aims, and what she’s most concerned about.

Kristen de Groot ・August 31, 2022

A book entitled "Diana, the People's Princess" with a photo of her face is being held by a man in a suit

A historical look at Diana, 25 years after her death

Emma Hart, director of the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, offers her perspective on the history of royal celebrity, the British monarchy’s current role in public life, and how history might view Diana, Princess of Wales.

Kristen de Groot ・August 22, 2022

Liz Cheney speaks at a podium outside as sun sets

Takeaways from the Wyoming, Alaska primaries

John Lapinski, a political scientist in the School of Arts & Sciences and director of elections at NBC News, discusses the election results and what they could mean for November’s midterms.

Kristen de Groot ・August 18, 2022